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The Overhand Knot is an easy one, and is probably the one you're most familiar with. The overhand is used as a temporary stopper to prevent a rope from unravelling or passing through a ring, eye, or pulley. It's also the starting point for other knots, including the reef or square-knot ( link ).   thesource (378)
 
 


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The reef or square knot is simply two overhand knots — one on top of the other — with the second tied in the opposite direction from the first. Used to lash two objects together or to join two ropes. This knot can easily slip if joining two bits of rope of different diameters.   thesource (378)
 
 


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The double overhand sliding loop is a knot which can slide to tighten on something. It is basically a double overhand knot over a loop ("bight").   thesource (378)
 
 


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Truckie's knot: This knot is very secure, yet rapidly and easily undone. It's often used for securing objects on trailers.   kellyjones00 (593)
 
 


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Needle knot: to connect threads or fishing lines of different material and thickness, e.g. slippery/coarse, thick/thin:

Hold the eyelet end of a darning needle (or doubled-over thin wire) flat alongside one thread, so the end of the thread ('tag end') juts out a little. Let the rest of the thread ('standing end') fall where it will. Take the other thread's tag end and lie it perpendicular across both needle-end and thread. Where it crosses, pinch with thumb and forefinger. Let its standing end fall away parallel with the needle and other thread - in the opposite direction. Seven times wind the tag end of this thread around the needle, and two threads. Loop the tag end back through the needle eye, then pull the needle out through those windings. Very important: Tighten by pulling only on the two ends of the winding thread.

Application: this one can be used in fishing to join backing line to flyline, or flyline to leader.   kellyjones00 (593)
 
 


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Blood knot: to tie a thread to some object, e.g. fishing line to hook:

Thread tag-end of line through hook-eye, and loop back towards standing-end (the rest of the line). Pinch this loop between thumb and forefinger. Five times wind the tag-end tightly around standing-end. Thread tag back through the loop. Pinch the tag-end with thumb and forefinger. Now pull only on standing-end to tighten. Tag-end should be pointing towards hook, so as not to snag on anything when reeling in fish.   kellyjones00 (593)
 
 


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The bowline knot form a secure loop in the end of a line. With this knot you can attach a rope to a tree, post, or ring. For safety, use a bowline with two turns.

For extra safety, if your life depends on it, you can further secure the knot by tying the end of the rope to itself using a double overhand knot.   thesource (378)
 
 


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